Houston Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 18

BWW Review: Bedlam's SAINT JOAN Is Candid And Fresh At Stark Naked Theatre
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - June 05, 2016

BWW Review: George Bernard Shaw's SAINT JOAN Is Honest And Immersive...

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: A CAROLE KING MUSICAL SUCCEEDS WITH A STRONG CAST
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - June 01, 2016

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: A CAROLE KING MUSICAL Is A Good Time At The Hobby Center...

BWW Review: 13 RUE DE L'AMOUR farces French style at Theatre Southwest
by Brett Cullum - May 31, 2016

This is theater by design rather than organic moments of human emotion. The director has taken her background in dance and created a show that is colorful and choreographed as any ballet or opera would be....

BWW Review: Ballet And Cacti? Yes, Please! Houston Ballet Captivates With Spring Mixed Repertory Program
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - May 28, 2016

BWW Review: Houston Ballet Presents A Riveting Collection Of Dance...

BWW Review: Winifred Is a Misstep for Theater LaB Houston and UnCommonWill Collective
by Katricia Lang - May 20, 2016

I get the idea behind WINIFRED. I really do. Winifred 'Winnie' Wagner is punished by history for being a woman with a (rumored) sexual history. I understand it, and I still didn't enjoy it or agree with its driving point....

BWW Review: Scenes From a Summer House Tell a Charming Story in The Ensemble's PLENTY OF TIME
by Natalie de la Garza - May 20, 2016

PLENTY OF TIME is a sweet romantic comedy, simultaneously looking back with nostalgia and looking forward with hope. It's not to be missed....

BWW Review: THE NETHER Disturbs and Delights at the Alley
by Alexander Garza - May 20, 2016

THE NETHER is a chilling tale about how the division between technology and our lives begin to blur, and the ethical consequences that result when access to this technology fall into the wrong hands. Engaging performances from an all-star cast, unique character development, notable set and lighting ...

BWW Review: THINGS MISSING/MISSED Gets Abstract at Obsidian Theater
by Brett Cullum - May 19, 2016

Conversations can be hard to follow, and we're never quite sure what is happening with our couple or our hermit. We're just observing them as they try to fill in the gaps in their lives with items and words....

BWW Review: Audiences Rejoice for THE CHRISTIANS at the Alley
by Alexander Garza - May 19, 2016

If you've ever walked into a service at a megachurch, then you know what's at stake for Pastor Paul in THE CHRISTIANS. The play is daring and bold. It shows us the identity crisis our society has been having when it comes to ideology, and how even the well-intentioned allow this to tear our relation...

BWW Review: I AND YOU Tugs at Hearts at Stages Repertory
by Alexander Garza - May 16, 2016

Anthony unexpectedly appears in his classmate's room to seek her help in completing a project, the night before it is due. Through an emotionally tumultuous journey, they delve into the mysteries of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass", unaware that something deeper has brought them together. I AND Y...

BWW Review: MONEY MONSTER Can't Buy Happiness, But It Is a 98 Minute Good Time
by Natalie de la Garza - May 14, 2016

Imagine an AU where CNBC's Jim Cramer, as played by George Clooney, is confronted by one of those people he (in)famously encouraged to buy stock in Bear Stearns right before it collapsed back in '08. Said person has lost everything and is understandably upset and unfortunately armed. And let's say i...

BWW Review: DOLLFACE Makes a Grand Debut at Mildred's Umbrella
by Katricia Lang - May 13, 2016

DOLLFACE, playwright Katharine Sherman's contemporary riff on the Medusa myth, marries imagination with detail beautifully in its world premiere run at Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company....

BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Dazzles at TUTS
by Brett Cullum - May 05, 2016

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER plays out as if you took SWEENEY TODD, let Gilbert & Sullivan rewrite the score, and staged it on a revolutionary picture book set that utilized digital scenery. It's a show that will have you smiling from start to final curtain, and it's got an amazing amount ...

BWW Review: You'll Want All of Richard Linklater's EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
by Katricia Lang - May 05, 2016

With Richard Linklater's 1980-set sports comedy EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! you'll leave the theater, like you left high school, college, or primary school, wondering whatever happened to those guys you knew - truly knew- in school....

BWW Review: SINS OF THE MOTHER Smolders at Banks Brothers Productions
by Brett Cullum - May 03, 2016

Anchoring SINS OF THE MOTHER is a uniformly great cast who flesh out these roles with passion and sincerity. Key to the whole piece are sisters played by Shundranieka Ross and Sonya Gooden who do a duet of dizzying acting expertise....

BWW Review: Key and Peele's KEANU is Paw-sitively Funny
by Natalie de la Garza - April 29, 2016

Written by Jordan Peele and Alex Rubens, KEANU is a genuinely funny movie, and unless you find Key and Peele irrationally irritating or were born without the 'finding adorable kittens adorable' gene, it's worth a trip out to your local multiplex....

BWW Review: HEATHERS rules at TUTS Underground
by Brett Cullum - April 29, 2016

HEATHERS the musical at TUTS Underground is very very. It's full of Swatch dogs, Diet Cokeheads, and teenage angst that comes with a body count... backed up by buoyant songs about being popular and pretty....

BWW Review: Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Ultimately Grabs The Heart
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - April 29, 2016

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Goes Beyond Skin Deep...

BWW Review: MILES AHEAD, An Excellent Biopic
by Natalie de la Garza - April 22, 2016

MILES AHEAD is not a cradle to the grave biopic; it is the story of a man in one moment in time, and how elements of his past have informed that present. It's not the definitive guide to the life of Miles Davis. But it doesn't have to be. What it is - a great film about a complex man - is more than ...

BWW Review: EQUUS Reimagined at Encore Theatre
by Brett Cullum - April 19, 2016

This is a community theatre that pulls off a spectacular English show by keeping things simple. They give EQUUS soul by playing it in their own voices, and they mine the depths of the emotions often missed in the wordy script and dream sequences....

BWW Review: THE BIRDS are flocking funny at Classical Theatre Company
by Brett Cullum - April 16, 2016

It's charmingly adolescent, and full of cock and pecker jokes which feature prominently in this lark of a piece. Who knew Greek comedy could be so broad and bawdy?...

BWW Review: Punchy Characters And Catchy Tunes Carry The Show In OLIVER!
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - April 09, 2016

BWW Review: BWW Review: Punchy Characters And Catchy Tunes Carry The Show In OLIVER!...

BWW Review: THOM PAIN Disturbs at Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - April 08, 2016

I always turn to Catastrophic Theatre for the best in edgy experimental work in Houston. The thing about experiments though is sometimes they fail, and in this case I am afraid it does....

BWW Review: SPEAKEASY Sparkles at Standing Room Only
by Brett Cullum - April 06, 2016

SPEAKEASY has a great cast, some catchy songs, a nice plot, and a great sense of interactive fun that should have audiences on their feet doing the Charleston....

BWW Review: Landing Theatre Company Lands FOOL FOR LOVE
by Mai Le - April 07, 2016

The Landing Theatre Company has a new venue! And they're excited to pick up their 2015-2016 season in their new home with FOOL FOR LOVE, by prominent American playwright Sam Shepard....